The Braves' pitching cousins, George Stone and Cecil Upshaw, combined to beat the Cardinals, 2-1, with the backing of four double plays. Stone, who was the winner, singled to drive in the Braves' first run in the fifth inning, tying the score at 1-1.

Marty Perez singled in the seventh and when Stone bunted, Ted Kubiak, covering first, muffed the throw by Reggie Cleveland. Perez reached third on the error and scored what proved to be the winning run when Felix Millan hit a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 10, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .306      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .328      Sizemore rf,2b        4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
H. Aaron 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .314      Alou 1b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .321
Lum rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .355
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .301
Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Cruz cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Versalles 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .223      Kubiak 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        McNertney ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .291
Perez ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .225        Stinson pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Stone p               2   0   2   1     0   0   .196      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Upshaw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .161
                                                            Beauchamp ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               33   2   8   2     1   3             Totals               31   1   7   0     2   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 20,921
Left on Base: Braves 8, Cardinals 5
DP: Braves 4, Cardinals 0
Errors: Millan, Kubiak 2
Doubles: Simmons (22), Cruz (7)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (4), Brock 2 (40)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (5), Stone (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Millan (6)
GIDP: Torre (11), Cleveland (1), Maxvill (12), Cruz (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(5-4)            7.1   7   1   1   1   2   0  28   2.71
Upshaw SV(15)           1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.70
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   2   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(10-10)      8     8   2   1   1   3   0  34   3.76
Linzy                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.90
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to left; Garr singled to left; Garr
was picked off first (pitcher to first); H. Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore flied out to
left; Alou was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to left; Williams flied out to center;
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons
doubled to right; Cruz flied out to center [Simmons to third];
Kubiak grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Versalles grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
flied out to left; Stone singled to right; Millan flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cleveland struck out; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr flied out to center; H. Aaron singled to
center; Lum singled to right [H. Aaron to second]; Williams
struck out; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore singled to shortstop; Alou singled to
right [Sizemore to third]; Torre grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sizemore scored (no RBI), Alou
out at second]; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Versalles singled to center; Perez out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Versalles to second]; Stone
singled to left [Versalles scored]; Millan singled to right
[Stone to second]; Garr reached on an error by Kubiak [Stone to
third, Millan to second, Garr to first]; H. Aaron forced Stone
(third to catcher) [Millan to third, Garr to second]; Lum flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Kubiak
reached on an error by Millan [Cruz stayed at second, Kubiak to
first]; Maxvill lined to third; Cleveland grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Kubiak out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Williams struck out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Versalles grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
popped to second; Alou singled to center; Torre forced Alou
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez singled to left; Stone reached on an error by
Kubiak (assist by Cleveland) on a sacrifice bunt [Perez to
third, Stone to second]; Millan hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Perez scored (unearned), Stone to third]; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); H. Aaron was walked intentionally; Lum
forced H. Aaron (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Cruz
doubled to left; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR KUBIAK; McNertney walked;
STINSON RAN FOR MCNERTNEY; Maxvill grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Cruz out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIZEMORE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Williams grounded out (second to
first); On a bunt Jackson made an out to pitcher; Versalles
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARRIDO REPLACED VERSALLES (PLAYING 3B);
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR CLEVELAND; Beauchamp singled to right;
Brock forced Beauchamp (pitcher to shortstop); UPSHAW REPLACED
STONE (PITCHING); Brock stole second; Brock stole third;
Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 9TH: LINZY REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Upshaw grounded out (shortstop to
first); Millan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre grounded out (second to first); Simmons
walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cardinals 1.

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